I just bought an ANVIL which I had to lift out of my friends car with forks on my tractor. There are some markings which I am not sure what they mean.

3 0 25

I am still tring to figure out other markings.

P A T L


0 (there are letter around that number or letter)

Can any one help.

Thanks

NEW IRON

Pictures always help, some of us recognize anvils by shape, and figuring out who made it will help with what and where the markings are.

It weighs 361 popunds with those markings.

It weighs 361 pounds with those markings.

Yep - here's a nifty English Hundredweight System calculator at Anvil weight calculator - English hundredweight

The PATL could be part of the word PATENT

Here's an image from another thread - does it look similar?:

I just found it is a Peter Wright weighing in at 395 LBS.

Thank you for your help

New Iron

I will send picture as soon as I can upload. Having problems.

Thanks to all.

By the way before you comment, my dixlexia kicked in when I was reading off the anvil.

It is stamped 3 23 below is the circle "Solid Wrought" 0.

Thanks